Module Test S1 (mid Rotation) Flashcards
Coarse adjustment control
Used to focus on low power
Fine adjustment control
Used to focus on medium and high power
Eye piece lens
Magnifies the specimen
Objective lens
Magnifies the specimen
Nose piece
Allows the objective lens to be changed
Stage clips
Holds the slide in place on the stage
Diaphragm
Controls the amount of light entering the condenser
Condenser
Concentrates light into a beam
Light source
Projects light upwards though microscope
How much graph paper should be used?
50|
Why does a slide need to be thin?
So the light can shine through
What are 2 stains
Methane blue stain
Iodine stain
What is dye used for?
Dye is used to stain transparent bits of the cells
What are all living organisms made of?
They are all made of cells
Unicellular consist of what?
They consist of one cell
Multicellular organisms consist of
Two or more cells
Animal cells have?
Nucleus
Cytoplasm
Cell membrane
What does a nucleus do?
It controls all the activities in the cell
What does cytoplasm do?
Cytoplasm is the site of all chemical reactions in the cell
Cell membrane
Controls the entry and exit of materials through the cell
What are all the plant cells made of?
Sap vacuole Nucleus Cell membrane Cell wall Cytoplasm Chloroplast
What are cells the plant has that the animal doesn’t have?
Sap vacuole
Chloroplast
Cell wall
What is chloroplast made of?
Chlorophyll
What does chloroplast do.
Chloroplast is the site of photosynthesis
What does the sap vacuole do?
It contains a solution of sugars and salt called sap
What is the cell wall made of ?
The cell wall is made of cellulose
What does the cell wall do?
The cell wall provides support to the plant.
What shape is a plant cell?
A plant cell is a rectangle shape
What two pieces of a microscope do you need to calculate the magnification?
The objective lens
Eye piece lens
What happens to the apparent size of cells as the magnification is increased?
They appear to increase in size
X16 + X10
X160
3 similar structures between plant cells and animal cells
Nucleus
Cell membrane
Cytoplasm
Bigger
Increase
Smaller
Decrease
Move
Adjust